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. >> to sell democrats on the fiscal cliff deal he made with senate republicans. it would keep taxes from rising on 98% of americans but raise rates on families making over $450,000 a year. president obama campaigned for a lower cut off. $250,000. but he claimed victory. >> keep in mind that just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: but house speaker john boehner and his gop lawmakers might still not agree. >> the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> boehner sent house lawmakers home to celebrate the new year without a vote to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> listen, this is disgusting. and everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> off the cliff at midnight the economy could take a hit but senate leaders hope to counter that with a rare, strong, bipartisan vote. house conservatives could still reject the plan and keep america from climbing back up the cliff. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >> again the senate is expected to vote on those bills sometime late to
. >> to sell democrats on the fiscal cliff deal he made with senate republicans. it would keep taxes from rising on 98% of americans but raise rates on families making over $450,000 a year. president obama campaigned for a lower cut off. $250,000. but he claimed victory. >> keep in mind that just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: but house speaker john boehner and his gop lawmakers might...
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the stock market responded to the fiscal cliff deal with a big rally, but there are signs release may not last long. some republicans were angered by president obama's remarks last night. >> we will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should be the bills that they have already rack up. >> if the president thinks he 'not going to negotiate, he better thing again. >> john boehner signaled a return to a hard line on spending by delays a vote on aid to the victims of hurricane sandy. several members of his own party immediately and loudly blasted him this afternoon, including new jersey governor chris christie. the speaker has now scheduled a vote for friday and a second vote on january 15th. >>> and the speaker has just responded to that criticism through a spokesman this evening. nbc news correspondent mike viqueira is nbc's washington bureau right now. mike, how much support does the speaker have right now to stay in that position? >> you know, jim, that's a great question. there's been a lot of speculation over the last couple days. after all that turmo
the stock market responded to the fiscal cliff deal with a big rally, but there are signs release may not last long. some republicans were angered by president obama's remarks last night. >> we will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should be the bills that they have already rack up. >> if the president thinks he 'not going to negotiate, he better thing again. >> john boehner signaled a return to a hard line on spending by delays a vote on aid...
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. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff has been moved back to march. the department of defense is likely to take a hit. they could see $55 billion in cuts over the next 10 to 11 years. hire in garrisonville they get a lot of business. >> he gets 2300 b.a.x, but only wanded to spend 19. >> others are usually the places they scale back first. >> i have a come -- >> here at the salon, they have not seen any fiscal fear factors yet among the customers. the owner is not biting her nails in anticipation of the worst. >> i hope nothing bad happens. >> the big defense contractors can -- but not so for the small businesses. certainly more optimistic than most we encountered. >> people have been anticipating this and not spending money. on the other hand, i feel quite confidence about the future. >> reporter: as for those who have seen fiscal fear, there's hope there too. >> just pray for the best. >>> a cold case murder and two rapes in prince george's county all solved. a man already behind bars will now spend of rest of his life there. the prince george's cou
. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff has been moved back to march. the department of defense is likely to take a hit. they could see $55 billion in cuts over the next 10 to 11 years. hire in garrisonville they get a lot of business. >> he gets 2300 b.a.x, but only wanded to spend 19. >> others are usually the places they scale back first. >> i have a come -- >> here at the salon, they have not seen any fiscal fear factors yet among the customers. the owner is not biting...
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we invite you to stay with news4 for continuing coverage on the fallout from the fiscal cliff deer. coming up later, northern virginia bureau reporter will talk to lawmakers from virginia about the potential impact of sequestration on that statement. >>> the big story on capitol hill today, the battle over a multibillion dollar bill to provide aid to states slammed by hurricane sandy. this after lawmakers on both sides of the all lashed out to boehner. critics say it contains wasteful spending. but lawmakers say people are suffering and they need help right now. >> only one group to blame, the how george. >> they made the season over the controversy over a fiscal cliff. it wasn't probably to -- obviously that is his decision, we disagreed and made it clear last night, but it's in the past. >> because boehner promised two separate votes. the first on a -- another it's expected -- a dangerous situation at the the flames set on the floor boxes of ammunition, threatening everyone who rushed to help. news4's pat collins is in maryland city, where a disabled man died in this fire. pat? >>
we invite you to stay with news4 for continuing coverage on the fallout from the fiscal cliff deer. coming up later, northern virginia bureau reporter will talk to lawmakers from virginia about the potential impact of sequestration on that statement. >>> the big story on capitol hill today, the battle over a multibillion dollar bill to provide aid to states slammed by hurricane sandy. this after lawmakers on both sides of the all lashed out to boehner. critics say it contains wasteful...
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reverse the tax hikes on 98% of americans that took effect at the midnight fiscal cliff. but leaving place a tax hike on the wealthy. incomes over $400,000. and postponed deep spending cuts. democrats pushed for house approval. >> the issue of whether we have an up or down vote shouldn't be a question. >> reporter: house republicans battled. the faction demanding budget cuts be added to the bill. >> and the senate and how that we are serious about cutting spending. though they're not. >> reporter: time to count heads. >> yeah we are going to whip and see where we are and vote. >> reporter: the moderates won. a vote set on what the senate passed. house passage all but assured. >> we are working hard to pull ourselves back from that, that cliff. we went over the cliff. pulling ourselves back. >> reporter: it is not a one-day quick fix. looks like the final margin of victory in the house will be exactly 40 votes. there may be some shakeout there. but it is a solid win, bipartisan win, in the house. a win for president obama. who will sign this fiscal cliff fix as soon as he
reverse the tax hikes on 98% of americans that took effect at the midnight fiscal cliff. but leaving place a tax hike on the wealthy. incomes over $400,000. and postponed deep spending cuts. democrats pushed for house approval. >> the issue of whether we have an up or down vote shouldn't be a question. >> reporter: house republicans battled. the faction demanding budget cuts be added to the bill. >> and the senate and how that we are serious about cutting spending. though...
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ahead the fiscal cliff compromise will still cost you. while your paycheck will still be a little lighter. >>> and our fellow citizens would expect us to respond. >>> plus, outrage over a vote that didn't happen. why lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are upset this morning. >>> also, a long awaited metro project could finally be complete. >>> your chilly forecast. weather and traffic on the 1s [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that you're doing to help safeguard against the acid erosion. and i believe it's doing a good job. to help safeguard against the acid erosion
ahead the fiscal cliff compromise will still cost you. while your paycheck will still be a little lighter. >>> and our fellow citizens would expect us to respond. >>> plus, outrage over a vote that didn't happen. why lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are upset this morning. >>> also, a long awaited metro project could finally be complete. >>> your chilly forecast. weather and traffic on the 1s [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my...
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markets are reacting positively to the fiscal cliff vote. stocks are up 2%. european stocks are also up right now. this congressional term will end without the house voting on a bill to help victims of sandy. new york area lawmakers from both party are furious over house republicans leaders decision not to hold the vote. this congress term end at noon tomorrow. house speaker john boehner's spokesman says the congressman is committed to getting the bill passed this month. that isn't good enough for some of his colleagues from new york. >> absolutely inexcusable. we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. the people who are out of their homes and who are cold and without food, the people who lost their jobs. they don't have the time to wait. we cannot walk away from our responsibilities. >> it is our obligation not as democrats, not as republicans but as americans to make sure that we come to the aid of americans. >> more than $2 billion of federal money has been spent so far on relief efforts. fema still has more than $4 billion in its disaster relief fund
markets are reacting positively to the fiscal cliff vote. stocks are up 2%. european stocks are also up right now. this congressional term will end without the house voting on a bill to help victims of sandy. new york area lawmakers from both party are furious over house republicans leaders decision not to hold the vote. this congress term end at noon tomorrow. house speaker john boehner's spokesman says the congressman is committed to getting the bill passed this month. that isn't good enough...
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. >>> we have gone off the fiscal cliff this morning. but all hope is not lost as congress and the white house move closer to a deal. >>> plus a historic new year's morning in maryland as same sex couples waste no time saying i do. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. welcome to news4 today. it is tuesday, january 1st. gorgeous -- i was going to say gorgeous night. no, gorgeous morning because i haven't slept. >> a lot of people are saying the exact same thing. gorgeous morning on this january 1st. it is cold. if you're heading out to maybe breakfast or you're just waking up. >> yeah. let's check the forecast now. here's tom. >> or just getting home. good morning and good night. as we start off this morning, we do have a lot of cloudiness. there is a front that's going to be approaching us later today. by the time you're waking back up again, you may have a few flurries flying outside your window. storm team 4 radar showing a few scattered maybe rain, sprinkles reaching the ground. eastern n
. >>> we have gone off the fiscal cliff this morning. but all hope is not lost as congress and the white house move closer to a deal. >>> plus a historic new year's morning in maryland as same sex couples waste no time saying i do. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. welcome to news4 today. it is tuesday, january 1st. gorgeous -- i was going to say gorgeous night. no, gorgeous morning because i haven't slept. >> a lot...
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congress is debating the fiscal cliff bill and you and others were adamant the sandy will be taken up. did you talk to speaker boehner and were you as angry and outraged as you were yesterday? >> yes. we worked on this earlier in the week and told by congressman cantor and told it was coming up windy evening or -- tuesday or windy morning. tuesday evening or wednesday morning. we started getting rumors it may not come up, might be pulled. >> did you express your outrage to the speaker? >> at that time, i was not outraged. i askedon boehner if there would be a vote. he said let me ask cantor and said it was 99% certain and decide what would happen. after the vote, the speaker left and we found out from an aide the bill was pulled. >> here's what you said wednesday. you said speaker boehner had a quote dismissive and cavalier attitude towards new york and new jersey. you went further, republicans have no trouble finding new york when it comes to raising money. i would say to any from new york or new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional republicans after this should have the
congress is debating the fiscal cliff bill and you and others were adamant the sandy will be taken up. did you talk to speaker boehner and were you as angry and outraged as you were yesterday? >> yes. we worked on this earlier in the week and told by congressman cantor and told it was coming up windy evening or -- tuesday or windy morning. tuesday evening or wednesday morning. we started getting rumors it may not come up, might be pulled. >> did you express your outrage to the...